With all of the struggles of life, sometimes I need to hear a certain message or just escape for a few minutes. This is where music comes in. Music is meaningful to me because, depending on the song, the lyrics have a great significance to my life. Also, music can be empowering, strengthening, or enlightening. As I am not a songwriter or singer, I do not find meaning in my own music, but in the music of others.
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Light - Original Broadway Cast of Next to NormalThis song is meaningful to me in part because it displays how important it is to find the light. There will always be light, we just have to get through the dark before we can see it. One of the lyrics that displays this ideas is, "Knowing that the darkest skies will someday see the sun." There will be light, even in the darkest of times. This song also shows how the light changes everything. When light appears, it will made what looked bleak in the dark look renewed. When it seems as if there is no way to leave the dark, this song reminds me that light will find a way to shine though.
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Other Meaningful Songs
Alice - Avril LavigneThis song is meaningful to me because of the empowering lyrics. The lyrics combined with the music make me feel like I can get through anything life throws at me. While a lot of the lyrics have the same message, the lyrics, "When the world's crashing down, when I fall and hit the ground, I will turn myself around," hold a lot of meaning for me. They remind me that I can turn the bad into good and not fall into darkness.
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Perfect - Simple PlanWhile this song is a classic angsty teenager song, it is meaningful nonetheless. The song talks about trying to impress your parents, but knowing that you'll never be good enough. This song is meaningful because this is something I struggled a lot with, and still struggle with. This song reminds me that I can't be perfect, and that it is okay not to be perfect.
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Old Scars / Future Hearts - All Time LowThis song is meaningful because it deals with moving past the bad in your life and live again. It reminds me that I do not have to build walls around myself and I can let people in. By dwelling on the bad, I let the bad win. Instead, I have to live my life and find the good in order to keep going. As the song says, "This life is mine to live." I am not going to let bad situations or decisions keep me from doing what I want to do in my life.
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The following playlist contains these and other songs that I find meaningful.
https://play.spotify.com/user/bemerson8/playlist/7hnpfmY8L9Gl1HJqFOwOJn
https://play.spotify.com/user/bemerson8/playlist/7hnpfmY8L9Gl1HJqFOwOJn